innovation Quotes

The empires of the future are the empires of the mind.

No idea is so outlandish that it should not be considered with a searching but at the same time a steady eye.

I think the human race doesn't have a future if it doesn't go into space.

A zero-gravity flight is a first step toward space travel.

I've always wanted to own and control the primary technology in everything we do.

Microsoft has had two goals in the last 10 years. One was to copy the Mac, and the other was to copy Lotus' success in the spreadsheet - basically, the applications business. And over the course of the last 10 years, Microsoft accomplished both of those goals. And now they are completely lost.

We hire people who want to make the best things in the world.

It's not a faith in technology. It's faith in people.

Of all the inventions of humans, the computer is going to rank near or at the top as history unfolds and we look back. It is the most awesome tool that we have ever invented. I feel incredibly lucky to be at exactly the right place in Silicon Valley, at exactly the right time, historically, where this invention has taken form.

These technologies can make life easier, can let us touch people we might not otherwise. You may have a child with a birth defect and be able to get in touch with other parents and support groups, get medical information, the latest experimental drugs. These things can profoundly influence life. I'm not downplaying that.